CRISPR gene editing

CRISPR gene editing

CRISPR Therapeutics

Category

Preventable cancers

Country

Switzerland

Description

CRISPR / Cas9 has changed the field of gene editing by making it much simpler and faster to modify DNA sequences with high precision. CRISPR gene editing is used to remove a gene from immune T cells that encodes a protein called PD-1 that tumor cells can use to evade an immune attack.